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Autor/inn/en | Lans, Thomas; Biemans, Harm; Mulder, Martin; Verstegen, Jos |
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Titel | Self-Awareness of Mastery and Improvability of Entrepreneurial Competence in Small Businesses in the Agrifood Sector |
Quelle | In: Human Resource Development Quarterly, 21 (2010) 2, S.147-168 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1044-8004 |
DOI | 10.1002/hrdq.20041 |
Schlagwörter | Small Businesses; Entrepreneurship; Competence; Administrators; Self Evaluation (Individuals); Self Concept; Improvement; Achievement; Horticulture; Labor Force Development; Foreign Countries; Netherlands |
Abstract | An important assumption of entrepreneurial competence is that (at least part of) it can be learned and developed. However, human resources development (HRD) practices aimed at further strengthening and developing small-business owner-managers' entrepreneurial competence are complex and underdeveloped. A multisource assessment of owner-managers' entrepreneurial competence in a well-defined sector was conducted to provide an answer to the research question: How do self-assessments about mastery and improvability of entrepreneurial competence made by owner-managers relate to the same assessments made by significant others in the small-business work environment? The data show that owner-managers rate their own mastery of entrepreneurial competence significantly lower than internal assessors in their work environment do. Furthermore, the assessors indicate many possible areas for improvement of owner-managers' entrepreneurial competence. Nonetheless, mastery and improvability patterns differ considerably between the assessors. Multisource assessments as adopted in this study can help owner-managers raise their self-awareness, and consequently help them bypass some of their often costly trial-and-error learning. (Contains 1 figure and 4 tables.) (As Provided). |
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Update | 2017/4/10 |